Yihe Xu
399 Walker St Apt 18, Lowell, MA 01851
Phone: (978) 328-7796
Email: xyhjojoy@hotmail.com

Objective: Seeking job opportunities as a health or medical physicist
Education:
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA (2006/9-2008/6)
Master of Science in Radiological Sciences and Protection
East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China (2002-2006)
Bachelors Degree in Applied Physics
Relevant Courses and Grades at UML (GPA 4.0/4.0):

First Year:     “Nuclear Instrumentation”; “Radiation Safety & Control I”;

“Radiobiology”; “Radiation Safety & Control II”

Second Year: “External Dosimetry & Shielding”; “Radiation Oncology”; “MCNP”

“Internal Dosimetry ”; “Medical Physics” “Radiochemistry”

Work Experience:
Volunteer in the Radiation Safety Office at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2007.9--Present) 330 Brookline Ave, Boston Supervisor: Rosemary Kennedy

§ Project “How to minimize the risk from fluoroscopy” which will offer radiation protection information to fluoroscopy operators.

§ Waste room survey and decontamination

§ Prepared post-therapy room for nuclear medicine patient

Volunteer in the Radiology Department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2007 summer) 75 Francis Street, Boston   Supervisor: Sam Patz
§ Built and tuned the Xenon coils (head, lung) for MRI in 3T and 0.2T Room
§ Weekly MRI scanning assignment at Martinos Center (MGH)
Technical Internship (2005 - 2006)
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Shanghai, China
§ Selected to participate in research of laser and radiation of high energy,
Technical Skills:
§ Radiation detectors: GPC, GM, Ionization chamber, HPGe
§ Radiation therapy machines: MRI, Fluoroscopy (C-arm)
§ Software: MCNP,, Mathcad, Microsoft office, Matlab
Honors/Awards:

§ Two Fellowships during four years of undergraduate study (2003-2004, 2005-2006)
§ “Excellent Undergraduate Student” Fellowship in Department of Applied Physics
Activities: President of Chinese Students and Scholars Association, (CSSA-UML)
          Membership of AAPM and HPS

(This résumé was posted on 23 April 2008.)